Casper HOELKER

(b. 19 January 1857 , Westfalen, Germany d. 31 May 1929 , Lindsay, Texas, USA )

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Casper HOELKER was born 19 January 1857 in Westfalen, Germany

Casper HOELKER was the child of ? and ?

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Casper married Theresa WEISCELBAUM . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theresa WEISCELBAUM was born 30 September 1879 in Morrison Bluff, Arkansas, USA. Theresa died 20 August 1958 in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, USA.

Casper HOELKER died 31 May 1929 in Lindsay, Texas, USA.
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Casper HOELKER married

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Children of Casper HOELKER and Theresa WEISCELBAUM:

Edward A HOELKER (b.4 December 1897, Morrison Bluff, Logan, Arkansas, USA d. 16 August 1973, Reno, Nevada, USA)
m. Susie B CONDON 1920
m. Eleanor "Ella" PALME 1960

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1857 Birth
19 January 1857
Westfalen, Germany

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Birth of Child
Edward A HOELKER was born 4 December 1897, Morrison Bluff, Logan, Arkansas, USA

Casper was 40 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)